A Mount Arlington man charged with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing his wife 17 times with an ice pick has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation, according to court documents.

Terry Vanderbilt, 62, was charged Sunday with attempted murder, aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose in connection with the early morning attack, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said.

There was no prior domestic violence in the home, court papers state.

Prior to the incident, the husband, who is blind and suffers from diabetes and heart problems, had been a patient Morristown Memorial Hospital and discharged, according to court documents.

He woke his wife around 2:10 a.m. and repeatedly stabbed her about the chest and abdomen with a wooden-handled ice pick, according to court papers.

The wife, 59-year-old Anna Vanderbilt, called 911 for help at 2:16 a.m., authorities said. While she was on the phone, police could hear the husband in the background saying, "I'm going to kill my wife," court documents state.

Police heard her screaming when they arrived at the couple's Orben Drive residence. Looking through a window, they saw Vanderbilt straddling and stabbing his wife, authorities said.

The officers entered the house, ordered Vanderbilt to drop the ice pick and took him into custody after a struggle, authorities said.

After the attack, the tip of the wooden-handled ice pick was still in the woman's lung, according to court documents. She was airlifted to Morristown Memorial Hospital, where she was in stable condition after surgery.

Terry Vanderbilt, who is being held at the Morris County jail in lieu of $500,000 bail, is expected to have his first court appearance Tuesday.